About the journal
Viruses is an open-access journal published by MDPI AG in Switzerland, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 2,600 CHF. Declared review time at DOAJ: 6 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- ISSN
- 1999-4915
- Country
- Switzerland
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 2,600 CHF
- Articles in DOAJ
- 17587
- Declared review time
- 6 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- http://www.mdpi.com/journal/viruses
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2009-07-27
- MEDLINE · 2011-01-01
- PUBMED · 2009-06-01
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 2,600 CHF
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 6 weeks
- Actual review time (measured)
- 38 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=100)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Descriptive metadata from public sources (DOAJ, OpenAlex, PubMed) as of the capture date shown — contains no assessment or judgment.
Articles in DOAJ
17587
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
6weeks
Works in OpenAlex
18062
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
186
i10-index
9519
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2024-04-10
- Added to DOAJ
- 2009-07-27
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSS
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSS
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 99%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 95%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101509722
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
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- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Virus-based gene therapy research
- Virus-based gene therapy research
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- HIV Research and Treatment
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- interferon and immune responses
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- interferon and immune responses
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Hepatitis C virus research
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
Keywords (DOAJ)
- virology
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